An armed group in the Gaza Strip has released a video showing an Israeli hostage claiming he is dead.
The militant group – an ally of Hamas in Gaza – has released a video showing an Israeli hostage allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike. “Despite intensive efforts to save his life, the Zionist enemy killed him in another attack a few days ago,” reads the caption of the video posted on social media by the Al-British Brigades, showing a man being treated for a wound. Nasser Salah al-Deen.
There is turmoil in the Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu, whose era is considered over and whose days in power are numbered. This was supported by “anonymous party sources” in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, who said, in addition to the impact of the shocking events of October 7, there is a growing awareness among the Likud base that Netanyahu will not keep his promise to destroy Hamas And bring everyone back. The hostages.
Also to weigh – according to the newspaper's sources – The results of all political polls show that the Likud has fallen from its current 32 seats to between 16 and 18. a far cry from the absolute record of electoral representation achieved by centrist rival Benny Gantz. A number that, if confirmed, would not even allow the re-election of all of the party's key MPs. For this reason – the sources added – maneuvers for a possible successor to Netanyahu have begun behind the scenes. In pole position we are talking about the current Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, Nir Barkat at the head of the Ministry of Economy and the current President of the Constitutional Commission Yuli Edelstein.
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Biden spoke with Netanyahu at the White House
Biden and the Israeli prime minister spoke on the phone for about 40 minutes and it was a “good” conversation. Axios reports this, citing Israeli sources regarding the conversation between the American president and Netanyahu, the first in almost a month. Netanyahu briefed Biden on IDF operations in Gaza and Lebanon and “reaffirmed Israel's commitment to achieving the war's goals, including the release of the hostages,” an Israeli source told Axios.
The US president and Netanyahu discussed Israel's responsibility to reduce harm to civilians in Gaza, efforts to achieve lasting peace and a two-state solution, and efforts to release hostages, said John Kirby, spokesman National Security Council.
Biden, Kirby reiterated, still believes in the promise and possibility of the two-state solution. In his phone call with Netanyahu, the president also expressed his praise for Israel's decision to allow flour shipments to Gaza, he added.
Gantz is leading the polls against Netanyahu
Benny Gantz, centrist leader and now minister in the War Cabinet, is the undisputed king of the political scene, to the detriment of Benyamin Netanyahuaccording to a new survey by the newspaper Maariv gives him 50% of the vote compared to the Prime Minister's 31%. A finding that, however, also attributes growth to the controversial right-wing radical leader and minister for national security, Itamar Ben Gvir. According to the newspaper's poll, if the vote had taken place today, Gantz's National Unity party would have a majority of 39 seats in the Knesset while Netanyahu's Likud would win 16 seats, a margin of more than double. Ben Gvir’s “Jewish Power” would instead increase to 9 seats, the maximum representation to date. Opposition leader Yair Lapid, who was not part of the wartime government, would see his party's 13 seats confirmed. In the bloc split, the current opposition – even if Gantz's National Unity were part of the emergency government – would have a total of 66 seats in the Knesset compared to the current majority's 44 seats, an overwhelming majority.
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